The Thomas Jefferson Center has posted to their website a two minute time-lapse film of people writing on the chalkboard, made by recent AHS graduate Sasha Solodukhina. It’s pretty clever:
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Maybe Sasha could make some bucks selling her services to the City. It would be way cheaper to hire her to roam around with a camera than to install permanent surveillance equipment. Stealthier too.
He’s so on top of things that I wouldn’t be surprised to see Mayor Brown make a proposal to do just that at the next council meeting.
By the way. Did anyone else catch the white shirted thugs at about 1:23?
I looked and looked but saw no thugs.
Yeah, I saw them. At 1:22. Try downloading the video and moving frame-by-frame. Though I think it is kind of a stretch to call “the white shirted thugs”, instead of the much far more likely “generic white shirted black teens.”
Nice video, btw.
I still see no thugs. I see people.
Cool video.
M’sorry to all involved,
…but shoulda kept going at 1:10 or so. Respect to the TJC and the filmmaker and the wall and all. But it is interesting up to that point and after that it devolves into a TV ad for the thing. To call it a “time lapse video” is misleading.
[watches me no damn TV, offa my lawn, etc.]
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I think it’s a good effort. I’d have to agree that the footage of poeple writing, reading, cleaning, walking by, etc. is more interesting than the actual written messages.
How often is the board washed?
Three times each week. It was originally planned to wash it just once, that quickly was moved up to twice once it was unveiled, and then it had to go to three times. It’s just too popular. We’ve been exploring how to do it more often still, but it’s tough to coordinate that.
(I’m on the board that oversees the chalkboard.)
I have to say, that I could not agree with you in 100% regarding Lapse Video of the Chalkboard at cvillenews.com, but it’s just my opinion, which could be wrong :)